the high jump
noun
: an athletic event in which people compete by trying to jump over a bar high above the ground
He won the gold medal in the high jump.
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The school has been under national scrutiny dating back to last spring's track and field season as the very same trans athlete, AB Hernandez, made a run to the girls state championships in the high jump and triple jump.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Adom won the Class 6A triple jump state title in May (49-11) and has also cleared 6-8 in the high jump.
—Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2025
At the state championships that month, Hernandez placed first in the triple jump, tied for first with two competitors in the high jump and placed second in the long jump.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 9 July 2025
The organization enacted the policy after right-wing advocates zeroed in on AB Hernandez, a 16-year-old transgender athlete in Southern California who placed first in the high jump in this month’s statewide track-and-field championship.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Adom won the Class 6A triple jump state title in May (49-11) and has also cleared 6-8 in the high jump.
—Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2025
At the state championships that month, Hernandez placed first in the triple jump, tied for first with two competitors in the high jump and placed second in the long jump.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 9 July 2025
The organization enacted the policy after right-wing advocates zeroed in on AB Hernandez, a 16-year-old transgender athlete in Southern California who placed first in the high jump in this month’s statewide track-and-field championship.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
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“The high jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20high%20jump. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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